Biden blogs at HuffPo about his fight against Domestic Violence.

[jillan]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-biden/the-fight-against-domesti_b_69000.html

I believe there is a wealth of untapped resources in this country -- lawyers who want to volunteer. Yesterday in Des Moines, I spoke at Creative Visions, a human development center, and unveiled my National Domestic Violence Volunteer Act, which would harness the skills, enthusiasm and dedication of these lawyers and infuse 100,000 new volunteer lawyers into the justice system to represent domestic violence victims. I believe this initiative builds on the best of American ideals -- volunteerism, technology know-how, collaboration between the private and public sectors and our unwavering commitment to justice and service.



October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on the dark scourge of abuse that affects one out of four Americans each year. In Iowa alone in 2006, there were 77,256 calls to the state's domestic violence and sexual assault hotline and more than 23,000 victims of abuse helped by shelters and other service providers. Since 1995, 167 Iowans have been killed in domestic violence situations.


read the rest at the link.

Go Joe!:toast:

[gateley]

1. I'm so pleased it's getting coverage on HuffPo - It's such an important issue. nt

[PatSeg]

3. And a good place to attract Democratic voters.

[jillan]

2. kicking my own thread

[gateley]

4. And I'm kicking it, too. nt

[JNelson6563]

5. Very nice.

Biden does strike me as a guy who actually cares.

Julie

[murbley40]

6. Kickng for Joe

[youthere]

7. Off to the Greatest Page.